Chapter 25- Unsurprising Surprises

            "Guys!" Brianna yelled putting the phone down. "Police just caught a man at Capsule Corp. Said he was trying to kill a nurse. The man won't admit to anything, but they're bringing him here for questioning."

            "How long until he gets here?" Dakotah asked.

            "Well they've got to check him in at the station so I guess an hour or two."

            "Did they get a name?" Johnson asked.

            "No, but our computers can ID him."

            "Alright...Brianna, go check out the scene."

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            "DAMN!!! CAN"T YOU PEOPLE DO ANYTHING RIGHT?!!" Rehtaf yelled, turning off the news, which was replaying Locke being arrested and led into a cop car.

            Shadow didn't respond.

            "Now, they're going to double the security in the place and I'll never be able to get him!"

            Rehtaf paused for a while to let his anger ventilate. Shadow took this as his time to speak up. "Well." He started eying Rehtaf warily. "Locke was stupid, but even so, he won't talk. The cops will probably just think that he wanted to kill the woman or steal technology or something."

            Rehtaf scowled at him, breathing heavily, before exploding again. "FOOL! ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID?!" Shadow unconsciously took a step back from the crazed man. "Any child can see that an idiot like that would have no need for technology, and what the hell would he want the woman for? It's so obvious that he was going to kill Vegeta, that they won't even need a confession."

            "That's not necessarily true..." Shadow defended but was cut off by Rehtaf.

            "SHUT UP!! I don't need you to tell me what's true or not. You're just as incompetent as your little sidekick!" He fumed. He pulled a gun out of his belt. "I'll do this myself."

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            "Okay." Dakotah said looking at a file laid across the table. "Louis Greydon Adems, alias, 'Locke'." He looked Locke in the eye before continuing. "Well I'm not a very patient man, so why don't you tell me what you were doing inside of Capsule Corporations with a very large hunting knife."

            Locke just sat there, staring straight ahead.

            Dakotah waited a few minutes for him to speak and when he didn't looked over to Kyle for help. Kyle, noticed this and took over.

            "Well you're a pretty long shot from the Amazon" Kyle stated sarcastically. "What were you hunting? Nurses? Or maybe not. Maybe you had another prey in mind, huh? Were you aware that the boy that was attacked the other day happened to be in the Capsule Corp med wing?"

            Locke didn't answer.

            "ANSWER ME!!!" Kyle slammed his hands on the table causing Locke to flinch. When Locke still didn't answer, Kyle strode around the table and leaned down to be close to Locke's ear. "Are you aware that we will find out anyway?" He said in mock secrecy. "That when we do, it will be much worse on you? Are you aware that if you don't answer me, I will add 'resisting authority' to the very long list of charges we have on you? Huh? ARE YOU?!"

            "Yes." Locke finally spoke.

            "Good." Dakotah said taking back over. "Now tell us, what were you doing in Capsule Corp."

            Locke just glared at him.

            Dakotah, trying desperately to hold onto what was left of his patience, tried a different route. "Were you trying to kill Vegeta?"

            Loocke still didn't answer. Kyle walked back around the table to stand by Dakotah and put his hand on his hip, conveniently moving his jacket aside just enough for Locke to see his pistol.

            Locke stiffened slightly at the unspoken threat. "You can't shoot me."

            "I'm a cop. I'll say it was self defense. That you attacked me. I have a witness." Kyle indicated Dakotah who smirked. "Well?"

            Locke nodded.

            "Out loud." Dakotah ordered.

            "Yes." The reply was mumbled.

            "Why?" Dakotah asked leaning forward slightly. "Why did you want to kill him?"

            "I didn't."

            "Then what were you doing in..."

            "I was hired!!!"

            "By who?" Kyle spoke this time.

            "I don't' know his name. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."

            Kyle tapped his finger on the pistol making a slight clinking noise.

            Locke stiffened again. "Called himself Rehtaf. Said he was the kid's dad."

            "Some dad." Dakotah mumbled before addressing Locke. "You were the ones that shot Vegeta in the alley, and then put him in the burning house." It wasn't a question.

            Locke hesitated before responding affirmatively.

            "A witness saw you in the alley. Said there were three attackers. Who was the third?" Kyle asked.

            Locke kept silent.

            "Why are you protecting him? If this guy cared at all about you, he wouldn't have let you get caught. Or he would have at least done something about it."

            "That's not true. There was nothing he could do."

            "Oh yes there was. There was and you know it. This guy's your partner. If you go down, he should too, right? It's only fair."

            Locke hesitated again before responding. "Shadow. And that's all I'm saying."

            Kyle looked at Dakotah and nodded. Both men left and allowed the other officers to 'escort' Locke out of the room

            "Is that enough?" Dakotah asked Johnson who had been standing on the other side of the mirror.

            "For now, yes." he said. "But we need to find out who this shadow person is. Dakotah, that'll be your job. Kyle, come with me.

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            Bulma had finally gotten to sleep what seemed like only a second ago.

            Last night, she had wanted to go see Vegeta, but the police were still on the prowl making sure that there were not any more threats. Therefore she wasn't allowed into the med wing.

            There was really nothing else to do except to help her parents round up all their animals and bring them back into the house. She hadn't felt like doing that, and so had gone to bed.

            Now, it was ten o'clock. Her mother never let her sleep in. Yawning, Bulma sat up to watch her mom scurry out of the room.

            Deciding that she'd get some breakfast and then go see how Vegeta was doing, she slipped on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.

            When she got into the kitchen, she saw Goku already sitting at the table. "Hey Bulma!" He greeted through a mouthful of eggs. "I was waiting for you. Your dad said that we can go see Vegeta now. He told me about what happened last night. Isn't it great that they caught that guy? Anyways. Thanks for the breakfast Mrs. Briefs." Goku said standing up.

            "It was my pleasure dear. Come over any time."

            "Okay." Goku said excitedly. "Come on Bulma."

            Bulma was a bit confused by the whole ordeal, but shrugged it off, and led Goku out the room.

            "How's he doing?" Bulma asked a nurse, who had just walked out of Vegeta's room.

            "Very well." He said. "He should be waking up anytime now."

            "Can we see him?" Goku asked.

            "Sure."

            Bulma and Goku stepped into the dimly lit room, immediately spotting Vegeta in the bed in the same position he was in the day before. The both walked up to the bed, one on either side, and stared at him for a while.

            "He does look better." Goku broke the silence.

            "Yeah." Bulma agreed. "  I hope he wakes up soon."

            "Oh he will, don't worry. Vegeta's the most stubborn guy I know. He's been like that ever since I've known him."

            "How so?"

            "Well…"

            Before they knew it, they were absorbed in conversation.

            Over an hour passed, and they were now sitting in chairs that they had found, each in the very place they had been standing before. Both were so wrapped up in the stories, that they weren't worried about the time.

            "Oh! And then when he was twelve, he..." Goku stopped in mid sentence when he heard a slight groan. He looked down at Vegeta, to see his eyes scrunched tightly shut. Bulma looked down also.

            A slight whimper emitted from Vegeta's mouth, and his head whipped weakly to the side. Goku grabbed Vegeta's hand and gave it a slight squeeze. He was relieved when Vegeta squeezed, although still weakly and somewhat shakily back.

            Bulma leaned over Vegeta to wipe the sweat off his brow muttering comforting words to him. She looked around to find the nurse call. Spotting it, she hurriedly pressed it and then went back to comforting Vegeta.

            Vegeta's breaths were coming quickly and raspily now, and it was obvious that he was in a lot of pain. He kept thrashing his head from side to side and was weakly kicking his legs in an effort to get them free of the sheets.

            It wasn't until Goku started talking to him that he calmed down a bit. He was still breathing raspily, but he had stopped squirming.

            Bulma wondered what was taking the nurses so long.

            Just then two nurses ran into the room. Neither of the teens took notice however. They were still gazing intently at Vegeta and muttering comforts.

            The nurses tried to push Bulma and Goku out of the room, but neither of them would budge. The nurses were becoming more persistent, now and were starting to yell. But, Bulma and Goku, were adamant that they were not leaving. Finally, the nurses relented and set to taking care of Vegeta. They gave him a shot with what must have been a pain killer, because about a minute later, Vegeta's face relaxed. The nurses checked the machines and wires and then left.

Bulma and Goku were once again left alone with Vegeta. Once again, Goku started talking to him. He hadn't even finished his sentence when, with a groan, Vegeta's eyes fluttered open. 

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